Jew's harp

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:guimbarde
gptkb:saxophone
mouth harp
Ozark harp
trump
gptkbp:amplifiedBy oral cavity
gptkbp:audio plucked
gptkbp:category traditional musical instruments
folk instruments
lamellophones
mouth instruments
plucked idiophones
world music instruments
gptkbp:class gptkb:drummer
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:storytelling
entertainment
courtship
ritual use
gptkbp:depictedIn ancient Chinese art
European medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Americas
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Oceania
gptkbp:Hornbostel-Sachs_classification 121.2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jew's harp
gptkbp:introducedIn 4th century BCE
gptkbp:material gptkb:bamboo
metal
wood
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:kubing
gptkb:morsing
khomus
dan moi
drumbla
scacciapensieri
vargan
gptkbp:origin ancient
gptkbp:playsFor mouth
plucking the reed
gptkbp:relatedTo polyphonic singing
harmonic music
gptkbp:tuning fixed pitch
variable by mouth shape
gptkbp:usedIn folk
world music
gptkbp:vibration reed vibrates in mouth cavity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:morsing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5